Not on desktop use. Which is a market segment that is under served.
Would love to replace my 4x 1440p monitor setup with a 50 inch 8k TV setup.
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Zoldyck@lemmy.world 2 months ago
8k is such a waste. Most content people watch isn’t even 4k
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
qupada@fedia.io 2 months ago
Presuming you mean 4x 2560x1440 there, you can have close enough to that pixel count today; one of the things Dell released at CES this year was a 52" 6144x2560 display (U5226KW).
Since it's intended to be a monitor, you get a USB hub, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, and other things you wouldn't get on a TV, too.
I've been looking at it longingly, but I can't quite justify that pricetag right now.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Its a step in the right direction.
Not quite the aspect ratio I am looking for and the price is too eye watering.
What I want is an 8k 16:9 or 16:10 display for around double the price of a 4k display at the same price as a high end 4k TV (OLED or mini led)
Zoldyck@lemmy.world 2 months ago
8k gaming? In this economy? That’s a niche that less than 0.1% of people can even afford
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I highly doubt they were talking about gaming.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Gaming would be done at 4k. It’s 8k for productivity.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
That would be nice for CAD work, but it would have to be an actual PC monitor, not a TV. 42 inch would be just about right for my desk. The only ones I’ve seen are 32 inch, which is too small to replace four monitors.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I think 50 inch is about the upper end for what can fit on a desk, but a 42 inch is the upper limit for most. I used to have a 42inch 4k monitor, but it broke and got discontinued.
I still miss that display.
thejml@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’ve got a 43" 4k Gigabyte Aorus display. 144hz+freesync, dual hdmi+usb-c+DP with a hub and all that. It’s IPS, they had an OLED but it was 48" and more money than I could justify at the time.
Definitely recommend, but 8k would be so much better. I know this article is primarily “no 8k TVs” but the panels are used across many segments and I fear they will no longer have manufacturering setup for 8k for desktop use either at this rate.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
and a lot of movies aren’t even sharper in 4k. Since for a long time movies used a 2k intermediary format for post production, even if the movie was shot with a 4k camera.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Early 2000s to mid 2010s movies shot digitally? Sure. Film shot movies, especially on 35mm or larger, absolutely look better in 4k. Especially when they’ve been restored from the negative and converted to HDR for a 4k release.
There’s a lot of older movies out there where the UHD Blu Ray is the definitive version to own, looking significantly better than any prior version (and will likely never look better).
thehatfox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
For a lot of people most of their content isn’t even 1080p. Plenty of people watching DVDs and many TV channels only broadcast in SD.
Display technology has long outpaced content delivery.
khannie@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, surprisingly DVD is still heavily outselling 4K bluray. Seems weird to my but I guess the players are ubiquitous.
DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 months ago
New blurays are 30-50 each. New DVDs are 5 or less, each. Libraries usually have bigger dvd collections than bluray collections. People use what they can afford, not what is best.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Also there’s nearly 30 years worth of DVD content available, it’s basically for the same reason why VHS still has a present following.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Amazon has 3 for $33 sales a couple times a year. I just got Wicked (2024), F1 and Sinners in 4k for $11 each.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 months ago
When 4K players cost $500 to get something considered “good but not great”… yeah no wonder no ones buying
khannie@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That… Is not what they cost. Mine was 180 euro.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I still watch most streaming like YouTube and twitch on 720p because I really don’t see nor care about the difference to 1080p.
iLStrix@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s crazy how different people experience things. I find it annoying and less pleasant to watch YouTube at 1080p since they downgraded the bitrate and locked it behind premium. I actually almost always watch at 4k or 1440p60 even on a phone screen just because of the bitrate.
DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 months ago
It really is always crazy to see the different perspectives. I've actually unsubscribed from a channel for the bad quality youtube put on all their 1080p videos. I'm also still eagerly awaiting the slomo guys bluray release of their greatest hits.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I watch YouTube on a HP pavilion CRT, weirdly enough it almost requires me to watch with the improved bitrate due to weird artifacting. But I have premium regardless due to shitty work reasons, I drive for work so yeah.